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     by Donald Wilkinson 
     
     BLUE-IINGED TEAL (Anas discors) 
     
    
   
   
    
     Order: ANSERIFORMES Species: 12-02-099 
     
    

    
     Family: ANATIDAE - Ducks, Geese, and Swans 
     
    

    
     Distribution: Southern Alaska across Central Canada to Atlantic; also across 
     
     U.S.A. to Utah and Nevada. Winters in Gulf of Mexico and south to 
     
     Argentina. 
     
    

    
     Nest: Delicate structure of dry grass-stalks close to shore of a pond. 
     
     Inhabitants mainly marshes. 
     
    

    
     Eggs: 10 to 12; dull white. 
     
    

    
     Diet: Feeds on bottom vegetation. 
     
    

    
     Song: Female utters a high quack; courting males have a high whistled 
     
     note. 
     
    

    
     Size: 37 to 41 cm (14.5 to 16 inches). 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
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